Machinehead Bush

 
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Bush - 16 Stone Album

Std. Tuning

Chords: (all power/5ths)

C# = x466xx

A = 577xxx (or x022xx)

E = x799xx

B = 799xxx (or x244xx)

D# = x688xx

F = x81010xx

F#m = 244xxx

This is an interpretation of the song for jamming on a single guitar. Chords for

all rhythm sections included.

There are some decent tabs out there for this song, but no chord posts. This is a

Bush song, so I won't try

to overcomplicate it as others have. I found the tabs extremely hard to follow. My

goal is to eliminate all

the guess work in offering a complete and intuitive version.

Note: I'm not playing it exactly per the CD. I am playing on acoustic. I also slow

the song down, eliminate

some of the shouting/intensity, and it makes an awesome alternative version. Can

really put a lot of feeling

into this song. (Chords should work on electric, and cranked up as well)

Section Details

Intro/Main riff: |C# D# >E >F |C# D# >E >F |C# A |C# A | (x2)

(moderately fast)

 
 | C# D# > E > F | -------------+

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |

 
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6---6-x-8-8-/-9-9-9-x-/-10x-10x-| |
 D|-x---x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4---4-x-6-6-/-7-7-7-x-/-8-x-8-x-| |
 E|---------------------------------|: (x2) |

then... +---- play twice

| C# A | |

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |

 
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6(6)6(6)6-x-x-x-----------------| |
 D|-6(6)6(4)6-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4(4)4(4)4-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+

"(head, head, head, head-head)"

"Breathe..." (on last pass)

Verse: |C# |C# |A |A | (as needed)

("Breathe" Part shown, but same for all verse sections)

"Breathe..."

 
 | C# | -------------+

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |

 
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| |
 D|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4(4)4---x-x-x---4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-| |
 E|---------------------------------|: (x2) |

1)"in... breathe out... breathe" |

2)"in... breathe out... breathe" |

+---- play twice

then... |

| A | |

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |

 
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|---------------------------------| |
 D|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 A|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 E|-5(5)5---x-x-x---5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+

1)"in."

2) "Breathe..." (when repeating)

"Tied to a......" (before verse 1)

"Deaf, dumb, and..." (before verse 2)

Chorus: |E B |C# A* | (x4) *A not played on last pass, hold C#

| E B | C# A |

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |

 
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6---6---6-x-x-x-----------------|
 D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6---6---6-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|
 A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4---4---4-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|
 E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|-----------------5-5--5--5-x-5-x-|: (x3)

1) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... Better than the.."

2)"rest. Green to red!.. Machine---head"

3) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... It's better than the.."

then...

| E B | C# |

| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |

 
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|---------------------------------| (x1)

"rest. Green to red. Yea!!!"

Post-chorus/bridge: |F#m |A | (x2 or x3, depending)

| F#m | A |

:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |

 
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-|
 A|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-|
 E|-2---2---x---2---2---2---x---2-/-|-5---5---x---5---5---5---x---5-\-|: (x2-3)

"I walk for my ma--chine."

Ending: (not right, but sounds cool/better than nothing...)

| E B | C# |

| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |

 
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 D|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 A|-7---7---x-------2---2---x-------|-4~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x1)

then...

| E B | C# |

| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . |

 
 e|---------------------------------|-----|
 B|---------------------------------|-----|
 G|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
 D|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
 A|-7~--------------2~--------------|-4~~-|
 E|---------------------------------|-----| (end)

That's it, now here's the complete song with chords & lyrics...

***

Bush - Machine Head

Intro:

|C# D# >E >F |

|C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head")

|C# D# >E >F |

|C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head")

|C# A | (over "head, head, head. Breathe..")

Verse 1: (each chord listed for a measure)

|C#

Breathe in, breathe out

|C#

Breathe in, breathe out

|A |A

Breathe in

|C#

Breathe in, breathe out

|C#

Breathe in, breathe out

|A |A

Breathe in

|C# |C# |

Tied to a wheel, my fingers gotta feel

A |A

Bleeding through a tourniquet smile

|C# |C#

I spin on a whim, as I slide to the right

|A |A

I felt you like electric light

*(|C# D# >E >F )

|C#

For our love

*(|C# D# >E >F )

|C#

For our fear

*(|C# A |C# A |)

|A |A |

For our rise against the years and years and years

* can fit a single pass of intro riff over this section as alternative

Chorus:

E B |C# A |

Got a ma-chine-head, better than the

E B |C# A |

rest Green to red, machinehead

E B |C# A |

Got a ma-chine-head, better than the

E B |C# |

rest Green to red (Yea!)

F#m |A |

I walk from my machine

F#m |A |

I walk from my machine

(Intro riff)

C# D# >E >F

[C#] [A]

Verse 2:

Breathe [C#]in, breathe out

Breathe [A]in[A]

Deaf dumb and [C#]thirty

Starting to de[C#]serve this

[A]Leaning on my conscience [A]wall

Blood is like [C#]wine

Unconscious all the [C#]time

If I [A]had it all again

I'd change it [A]all

Chorus:

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest

[E] G[B]reen to [C#]red, [A]machinehead

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest

[E] G[B]reen to [C#]red, ..yea

[F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine

Verse 3: (just the breathe stuff and only 1 time)

Breathe [C#]in, breathe out

Breathe [A]in, breathe in, breathe [A]in....!!!

Chorus:

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest

[E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest

E B C# A* * keep playing chorus through, with A chord

Green to red, ..yea

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest

[E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead

[E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest

[E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead..

[E]Yea yea [B]yea yea-[C#]yea. [A]Better than the rest

[E]Head head [B]head head-[C#]head [A]Better than the rest

E B C# (no A, hold C#)

Head head head head-head

[F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine

[E] [B] [C#]

*End*

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{t:Machinehead}
 {st:Bush}
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------
 {eot}
 Bush - 16 Stone Album
 
 Std. Tuning
 
 Chords: (all power/5ths)
 C# = x466xx
 A = 577xxx (or x022xx)
 E = x799xx
 B = 799xxx (or x244xx)
 D# = x688xx
 F = x81010xx
 F#m = 244xxx
 
 This is an interpretation of the song for jamming on a single guitar. Chords for
 all rhythm sections included.
 There are some decent tabs out there for this song, but no chord posts. This is a
 Bush song, so I won't try
 to overcomplicate it as others have. I found the tabs extremely hard to follow. My
 goal is to eliminate all
 the guess work in offering a complete and intuitive version.
 
 Note: I'm not playing it exactly per the CD. I am playing on acoustic. I also slow
 the song down, eliminate
 some of the shouting/intensity, and it makes an awesome alternative version. Can
 really put a lot of feeling
 into this song. (Chords should work on electric, and cranked up as well)
 
 Section Details
 
 Intro/Main riff: |C# D# >E >F |C# D# >E >F |C# A |C# A | (x2)
 
 (moderately fast)
 
 
 {sot}
 | C# D# > E > F | -------------+
 {eot}
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6---6-x-8-8-/-9-9-9-x-/-10x-10x-| |
 D|-x---x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4---4-x-6-6-/-7-7-7-x-/-8-x-8-x-| |
 E|---------------------------------|: (x2) |
 {eot}
 |
 then... +---- play twice
 |
 | C# A | |
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6(6)6(6)6-x-x-x-----------------| |
 D|-6(6)6(4)6-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4(4)4(4)4-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+
 {eot}
 "(head, head, head, head-head)"
 "Breathe..." (on last pass)
 
 Verse: |C# |C# |A |A | (as needed)
 
 ("Breathe" Part shown, but same for all verse sections)
 
 "Breathe..."
 
 
 {sot}
 | C# | -------------+
 {eot}
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| |
 D|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| |
 A|-4(4)4---x-x-x---4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-| |
 E|---------------------------------|: (x2) |
 {eot}
 1)"in... breathe out... breathe" |
 2)"in... breathe out... breathe" |
 +---- play twice
 then... |
 |
 | A | |
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------| |
 B|---------------------------------| |
 G|---------------------------------| |
 D|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 A|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| |
 E|-5(5)5---x-x-x---5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+
 {eot}
 1)"in."
 2) "Breathe..." (when repeating)
 "Tied to a......" (before verse 1)
 "Deaf, dumb, and..." (before verse 2)
 
 Chorus: |E B |C# A* | (x4) *A not played on last pass, hold C#
 
 | E B | C# A |
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6---6---6-x-x-x-----------------|
 D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6---6---6-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|
 A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4---4---4-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|
 E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|-----------------5-5--5--5-x-5-x-|: (x3)
 {eot}
 1) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... Better than the.."
 2)"rest. Green to red!.. Machine---head"
 3) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... It's better than the.."
 
 then...
 
 | E B | C# |
 | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
 E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|---------------------------------| (x1)
 {eot}
 "rest. Green to red. Yea!!!"
 Post-chorus/bridge: |F#m |A | (x2 or x3, depending)
 
 | F#m | A |
 :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-|
 A|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-|
 E|-2---2---x---2---2---2---x---2-/-|-5---5---x---5---5---5---x---5-\-|: (x2-3)
 {eot}
 "I walk for my ma--chine."
 
 Ending: (not right, but sounds cool/better than nothing...)
 
 | E B | C# |
 | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 D|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 A|-7---7---x-------2---2---x-------|-4~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x1)
 {eot}
 
 then...
 
 | E B | C# |
 | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . |
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|-----|
 B|---------------------------------|-----|
 G|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
 D|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
 A|-7~--------------2~--------------|-4~~-|
 E|---------------------------------|-----| (end)
 {eot}
 
 That's it, now here's the complete song with chords & lyrics...
 
 ***
 
 Bush - Machine Head
 
 Intro:
 
 |C# D# >E >F |
 |C# D# >E >F |
 |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head")
 |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head")
 |C# D# >E >F |
 |C# D# >E >F |
 |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head")
 |C# A | (over "head, head, head. Breathe..")
 
 Verse 1: (each chord listed for a measure)
 
 |C#
 Breathe in, breathe out
 |C#
 Breathe in, breathe out
 |A |A
 Breathe in
 
 |C#
 Breathe in, breathe out
 |C#
 Breathe in, breathe out
 |A |A
 Breathe in
 
 |C# |C# |
 Tied to a wheel, my fingers gotta feel
 A |A
 Bleeding through a tourniquet smile
 |C# |C#
 I spin on a whim, as I slide to the right
 |A |A
 I felt you like electric light
 *(|C# D# >E >F )
 |C#
 For our love
 *(|C# D# >E >F )
 |C#
 For our fear
 *(|C# A |C# A |)
 |A |A |
 For our rise against the years and years and years
 
 * can fit a single pass of intro riff over this section as alternative
 
 Chorus:
 
 E B |C# A |
 Got a ma-chine-head, better than the
 E B |C# A |
 rest Green to red, machinehead
 E B |C# A |
 Got a ma-chine-head, better than the
 E B |C# |
 rest Green to red (Yea!)
 
 F#m |A |
 I walk from my machine
 F#m |A |
 I walk from my machine
 
 (Intro riff)
 
 C# D# >E >F
 C# D# >E >F
 [C#] [A] 
 [C#] [A] 
 Verse 2:
 
 Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
 Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
 Breathe [A]in[A]
 
 Deaf dumb and [C#]thirty
 Starting to de[C#]serve this
 [A]Leaning on my conscience [A]wall
 Blood is like [C#]wine
 Unconscious all the [C#]time
 If I [A]had it all again
 I'd change it [A]all
 
 Chorus:
 
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
 [E] G[B]reen to [C#]red, [A]machinehead
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest
 [E] G[B]reen to [C#]red, ..yea
 
 [F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine
 [F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine
 
 Verse 3: (just the breathe stuff and only 1 time)
 
 Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
 Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
 Breathe [A]in, breathe in, breathe [A]in....!!!
 
 Chorus:
 
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
 [E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest
 E B C# A* * keep playing chorus through, with A chord
 Green to red, ..yea
 
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
 [E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead
 [E] Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
 [E] Gr[B]een to [C#]red, [A]machinehead..
 
 [E]Yea yea [B]yea yea-[C#]yea. [A]Better than the rest
 [E]Head head [B]head head-[C#]head [A]Better than the rest
 [E]Head head [B]head head-[C#]head [A]Better than the rest
 E B C# (no A, hold C#)
 Head head head head-head
 
 [F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine
 [F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine
 [F#m] I walk from my ma[A]chine
 
 [E] [B] [C#] 
 [E] [B] [C#] 
 *End*

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